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House prices ‘are rising’

House price inflation is increasing at its highest rate for over a year and is expected to continue rising, clearly good news for all those investing in the sector Read
Companies: HBOS   

£4bn affordable housing boast

The companies set to carry out the Government’s £4 billion affordable housing scheme over the next two years have been selected. Read
Companies: BDEV    BWY    MGNS    NRK    PSN    TWOD   

Rate cut peps market

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Companies: PSN    TWOD    WMPY   

House prices fall, activity up

In its latest survey, the Halifax noted that UK house prices were still falling and should continue to do so as the year progresses. Read

Christopher Spink's Pick of AIM

New issues have dominated AIM this year but investors need to be wary of buying shares in a company that is floating, since someone is usually looking to make money from selling the company Read
Companies: CRX    DSY    FDT    HET    TEF   

Christopher Spink's pick of AIM

Companies whose earnings easily cover their dividend payments might offer strong future growth opportunities Read
Companies: GLI    MLG    NUM    PDH    SUG    TEF    TGM    TSY   

PFI enhanced but reforms needed

Under Gordon Brown's latest spending review, the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), a scheme where private consortiums, usually large construction players, are contracted to design, build and manage public building projects, is to be expanded to include affordable housing schemes.

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Companies: BBY    JRVS   

Red Ken to the rescue

With the Barker Review, commissioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and published in late March, highlighting the chronic shortage of housing in the UK, especially affordable housing, housebuilders will be cheered by its opinion that 120,000 new homes need to be built urgently.

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Smallcap Report

Although stock market indices continue to improve – the SmallCap Index stands at 2505.9 against 1777.6 a year ago – there's no hiding the fact that companies are facing a tough trading environment. So SmallCap followers would do well to follow those management teams turning in resilient numbers in rough markets. Read
Companies: BSLA    GLE    ITA    KCOM    NFC    OKR    THUS    WMK   

Aim Report

Along with the FTSE 100, which has surged triumphantly past its 4,000-point resistance level, Aim has breached a landmark of its own over the past month, breaking the 620-point barrier by moving up seven per cent to 626.1. Read
Companies: CRX    FKE    MMG    NUM    PIA    RFT    RGT    SDK    TTH    WHI   


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